Current and upcoming exhibitions
Nazi Slave Labour: Perpetrators and Victims
Between 1939 and 1945, 20 million individuals were exploited as slave and forced labourers by the Nazi regime. This exhibition will explore how perpetrators profited off and exploited slave labourers, alongside the first-hand stories of the victims.
Life and death in Saharan Vichy labour camps
This exhibition sheds light on lesser-known Vichy forced labour camps in North Africa, examining the experiences of the German-Jewish men who found themselves imprisoned in these spaces.
J’accuse! Press, Polemic and the Dreyfus Affair
Coming this autumn, a new free exhibition will examine the print culture that emerged in response to the Dreyfus Affair, from Captain Dreyfus’s arrest in 1894 to his eventual exoneration in 1906. It seeks to explain how a relatively ordinary man became caught up in an immense miscarriage of justice, which transformed into one of the first major mass media moments.
Upcoming events
Open House London 2026: See the behind the scenes of our remarkable archive
This year we’re once again taking part in the fantastic Open House Festival. Over two weeks in September significant buildings are open to the public for behind the scenes insights into the work that goes on there, their architecture, and their place in the city’s rich history.
Hybrid event: Launch of the Jewish Historical Society of England Oral History Archive by Alan Dein and Madeline White
Oral historian and broadcaster Alan Dein will be discussing the interviews he has recorded for the JHSE Oral History Project.
Hybrid event: JHSE Roundtable Discussion – Contemporary Antisemitism: Historical Lessons
In this roundtable discussion, JHSE President, Professor Gavin Schaffer, will be joined by Professors Miri Rubin and Tony Kushner to discuss the relationship between present-day and historical antisemitism in Britain.
Online Book Talk in cooperation with the Melbourne Holocaust Museum – Irmgard: The Girl from Dresden. A Memoir of Survival and Legacy, Fiona Kelmann in conversation with Dr Simon Holloway
In this online book talk, hosted in cooperation with the Melbourne Holocaust Museum, Fiona Kelmann will be in conversation with Simon Holloway about her new book Irmgard: The Girl from Dresden. A Memoir of Survival and Legacy.
Book Talk – Inheritance: Love, Loss, and the Legacy of the Holocaust, Charlie Scheidt in conversation with Kat Rohrer
Join us for a book talk about Inheritance: Love, Loss, and the Legacy of the Holocaust. The evening will include a book talk by co-authors Charlie Scheidt and Kat Rohrer followed by a reception with an opportunity for book signing.
